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Enlarge / A late May view of the Virgin Orbit factory floor showing an essentially complete LauncherOne in the middle ground, lacking only the payload fairing. This booster will be used for captive carry and drop testing. LONG BEACH, Calif.—The black outline of a rocket painted on a concrete factory …

The man in charge of one of the most sophisticated technology systems in retail, Ocado, has told The Telegraph that he believes Artificial Intelligence will be critical to the future of the industry. Paul Clarke, Chief Technology Officer at the online supermarket, has given a unique insight into the high-tech workings …

Microsoft is close to buying code-sharing site GitHub in what is expected to be a multi-billion dollar deal. The value of the deal has yet to be revealed, although GitHub was recently valued at $2bn and has more than 26 million users. The deal could be announced as soon as …

Facebook shared user data with “nearly 60” device makers in deals that lasted several years, claim reports. The social media giant gave major tech companies, which included Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung, access to customer information to allow Facebook to expand its reach, according to the New York Times. Facebook’s …

Apple is expected to announce its new mobile operating system, iOS 12, at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) event today. The software update won’t be available to the public right away, but is expected to be released later this year. Here’s what’s on our wishlist for iOS 12. 1. Better augmented …

Enlarge / Launch of the OTV-5 mission last September by the Falcon 9 rocket. The first stage is back on the launch pad Sunday for its second flight. SpaceX SpaceX will go for its 11th successful launch of the year early on Monday, with a mission to send a communications …

Ars Frontlog, episode 001. FF to roughly 7:00 for gameplay. Ars Technica’s gaming trust has always strived to recommend the best in clever and killer video games. But a rising trend has made that mission more difficult: a seemingly endless fountain of content. This statement of fact is by no …

Early this year, a project called EDGES managed to take the Universe’s temperature at a time when the very first stars were forming. The results were somewhat confusing in that the Universe’s regular matter seemed to be much cooler than we’d expect, based on the energy it had shortly after …

Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 55 crew, including NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, returned to Earth Sunday after 168 days of living and working in low-Earth orbit. Read Automatic By TracePress.com Company if this Post need Change Tell Us!

Enlarge / Matt Cutts is the Acting Administrator of the United States Digital Service. Cyrus Farivar OAKLAND, Calif.—On the sidelines of the recent Code for America summit held at a downtown Marriott, Matt Cutts has a pitch to the legions of coders and other tech workers of America: your country …